"After the fall of the three self-titled gods at the hands of the Wishmaster, the white tree Yggdrasil grew until the it touched the very stars themselves and its roots covered the earth and sky of the world. This cataclysm destroyed modern society and reduced mankind to a stage of survival of the fittest.Seven hundred years later, the witches came and restored some semblance of civilization as they scavenged the ruins of the Old World for technology, information, and a way to destroy Yggdrasil.

However, this story isn't about what happened back then or about a way to restore the world. No, this is the tale of a select few who'll shape the world in their attempts to find a way to love and live with themselves."

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This book will be split into multiple points of view creating a large and unique cast where each are an protagonist and an antagonist to themselves or the others.

Griffin - The innocent and naive youth who dreams of adventureWolf - The anti-social monster with a heart of gold...............Leo - He who judges all in search of good.........................Hawk - A killer terrified of his own mind..................................River- A token girl fighting for her chance to live..................Lucky - With no real name, luck seems to keep her alive..........

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Each chapter will begin with a quote from the historical figures in the book adding the lore and related to the following chapter.

“ "Yggdrasil is a reminder for all mankind – man must never assume godhood lest we all burn within his ascension to the heavens."- Witch Queen Izala, 57th of the 5th Era "

Every new quote for each chapter will be posted in a new entry to bump the thread and add new information about the world for you all to read. Of course, feel free to discuss my project here as well! Talking about it always boils the blood.― ❦―
The purpose of the journal is to have something to be held accountable to. It worked for my wonderful piece One Night, the Carnival and I am hoping this here will keep me more focused and interested in actively writing.

I ask for any support and kind words you can give, even a like goes a long way for me.

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Daily News​

June 10th 2015I did amazing today!
So many new chapters and quotes and I still have fire for more!
I'm going to need beta readers soon, as I hate to pile it on a single person.
I hope the things I want in the book are apparent in the book.
So much has changed since the first initial concepts that I hardly recognize it.
Perhaps these old ideas don't need to be in the book
or perhaps that me saying I doubt I can do it...

Whatever the case, WotW is going to be an enjoyable and entertaining story
that I believe fantasy lovers of all ages can appreciate and get lost in even if it's not as perfect as it is in my own mind.

May 7th 2015I bet I can finish the rough draft and most edits before my birthday this month.
A quarter of my life nearly over.
I need to make the rest count.

WotW is going to be a reality.​

NEWS FROM 2014 said:

December 30th 2014New Video Game slowing down my writing, I'm ashamed to say :3
New Year's Resolution? Get WotW published
Also, might need to rethink title... it was chosen when the story was WAY different
:3 progress
I wonder.. will anyone ever read this and find it interesting?
I think it is, and my edits are coming out great and adding much needed immersion...
Writer's jitters.

December 16th 2014Writing a bit more often now, I haven't taken two weeks off, I swear.
Just a slow period, lots of tinkering with details in my head and filling out blanks that needed some forethought.
Shaping up real nice, I think.

I wonder.. will anyone ever read this and find it interesting?
I think it is, and my edits are coming out great and adding much needed immersion...
Writer's jitters.

December 4th 2014DA:I took two weeks of my life.
And continues for more.

I finally got over a little hurdle I had in my story.
Took this long due to a 2 week gaming binge.
Also, I was so preoccupied with HOW my character got from A to B that I forgot all about what I could use to do it.

Well, I'm glad to be back in the saddle.
Feels good.

November 20th 2014I am at a point where I can't for the life of me figure out how to move my character.
I know what he needs, where he has to go, but the how is beyond me and it's been nearly two weeks.
The stress of it is really killing my positiveness...Also, another stress factor, Leo, Hawk, and Lucky might be cut.
Lucky definitely.
Hawk, most likely.
Leo... it's hard to let go. I'm working on re-including him but he relied heavily on the others to work. Now, I don't know...

November 6th 2014Thousands of words down, new ideas, new characters (God, I wish they'd just stop) and I remembered Logan. Where the hell was he all this time? Oh yeah.. off stage moving the subplot that moves the main plot.
Welcome back, totally didn't accidentally name another major character with the same name. No, not at all.

Currently, introducing a terrible man known as the Demon of Fear, one who wanted to play the game of gods but ultimately was shooed away before the first round. Wonder what his plans are in this desolate world without gods?

November 4th 2014Has it been so long since an update?
I've finished a few chapters and reached a scene that was first inspired by a music piece and the basis of how most of the story came to life. Very exciting.

I got my first short story published, due to appear in a small online literary magazine this December. Confidence boost ho!

I am planning on writing a funeral song for the Dearly Beloved... how do I write songs for a book?​

October 29th 2014Updated the word count!

I am most pleased with a new direction that I have set for River.
Considering a name change for her.
Hawk is also getting some love.

The hardest part right now is making sure all the individual timelines mesh together.
I already had to move a few events around as they somehow were headed toward a paradox...

Fun Fact: River started out as the male princeling Leo who is now himself a judge living apart of Valentine.

October 21st 2014
Writing, mostly on breaks at work.
Slow progress but progress. Lots of time to think out the scenes.

October 18th 2014Wow, almost 10 days without an update.I am and was writing during this time. Finally eased into my new job.
I was just so preoccupied with everything that I flat out kept forgetting to post here.
I believe I found a new angle to play one of my characters, hit me out of the blue while writing.Time to do some planning.

October 8th 2014New job, new stress, not a lot of emotional capacity to sit down and write.However, things are stabilizing and wrote a bunch today.Currently developing a relationship between two characters that will both help them and hinder them in obvious ways. I call it Tension!

October 3rd 2014Internet was down for a few days. Got two chapters done thanks to this.
Hooray! Progress :3September 30th 2014
Started this Progress Journal to help myself stay focused and activelyworking to finish this novel.
I'll do my best to keep it well update and interesting. Please give me any words of support and encouragement that you can; I know I'll need it.
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Best of luck as you press on. The quotes can be challenging, but could very well be worth it for the reader.

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I've often heard that they aren't popular or that publishers hate 'em.
I used to really like them back when I was a kid so I wanna kinda keep it alive, y'know?
It is hard to think of something worth saying without it being overly long, boring, or just uninteresting.

I've often heard that they aren't popular or that publishers hate 'em.
I used to really like them back when I was a kid so I wanna kinda keep it alive, y'know?
It is hard to think of something worth saying without it being overly long, boring, or just uninteresting.

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A.M.P.,

An agent won't decided against representing a novel and a publisher won't reject a novel because you have quotes at the beginning. Once you're novel's accepted, it's something to discuss with the editor. If they're good and add to the story, they'll most certainly be kept.

If you can key the quotes for something that occurs in the chapter they start off, that would be an added dimension. Maybe that was your plan. I used what I called 'chapter starts' for my novels. Two different styles. Longer than quotes.

I feel that, in this context, "humanity itself" is pompous. Without it, it is simple enough for a working mand.

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Just for some context: humanity itself just survived an apocalypse and it's literally about a half a million people living in a city.
The world is a toxic and dangerous place and human resource is thinly spread as they try to survive and keep the species alive literally.
It's the idea that you have to work and do things for others because if you don't, it hurts everyone.

I'll toy around with it, maybe I could do without the 2nd part at all. I'll have to see how it feels as I write.

Wow. Very interesting idea for a story and I just read a book with quotes at the beginning of each chapter -the book was called Perfect Ruin. You could look at that for reference if you'd like. Otherwise this is definitely a book I'd grab off the shelf to look at by the sound of it.

Wow. Very interesting idea for a story and I just read a book with quotes at the beginning of each chapter -the book was called Perfect Ruin. You could look at that for reference if you'd like. Otherwise this is definitely a book I'd grab off the shelf to look at by the sound of it.

That odd feeling when you forgot about a minor antagonist that only reveals himself when your story is like "Hey, by the way, this is the part where that guy comes in and does shit." and you're like "Ooh, yeah! I knew the character arc was missing something."

It's due to the separatist clan that opposes Valentine's rule over mankind.
They thrive on their own strengths and usually all by themselves, rarely coming together as a unit.
Hawk's losing faith in the clan's purpose and is wondering when had the clan become so meek and dependent on the group (Which he can't recall seeing when he was a child) causing him to eventually set out to find answers about himself when stuff hits the fan.

Another 3000 words today, woo.
Well, for this chapter anyways.
It did not go exactly as planned. Felt a bit rushed and I'm a bit iffy on the PoV I went with it.
However, it had to be done, River was never meant to be in the picture but the only way for everything to work is that she would be the one....
Oh boy :3

Another chapter down.
Very short compared to the others but I believe it'll "meat" up once I start edits.

For now, a little info/tip:

For this novel, I have a folder with every character's PoV as it's own file.
So, basically, six word files that have only chapters pertaining that character.
It makes it easier to keep track and go back to reread old things for refreshers as well as allows me to, later on, put them all together in a logical and orderly fashion (If not, we'd get like 3 Griffin chapters all at once, 2 Wolf chapters, 1 River, 1 Leo, 2 Hawk and nothing would be in sync...)

Bouncing around six character POV's is definitely a feat. I've read epic fantasy books that don't go over four or five! Good luck keeping each character in the back of your reader's mind lol

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Six main characters and twice as many supporting characters.
It's not too hard to write so many of them because it all revolves around the same story but keeping the time lines consistent and making sure there is enough growth in sometimes very constrained windows is a bit tougher.